Tire remover



Nov. e 1923.

\ 1,473,397 A. BoocK TIRE REMOVER Filed Dec. 5, 1921 INVENTOR Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

unirsi) STATES time? ARTHURBQOCK, OF TRIP?, SOUTH DAKOTA.

TIRE REMOVER.

` Application led December 5, 1,921. Serial No.` 520,063... l'

To all whom it may concern.;

Be it known that I, ARTHUR Boooir, a citizen oi' the United States, Yand a resident et the town of Tripp, county of Hutchinson, and Starte of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire Removers, oi which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to tire reinovers.

One ot' the purposes of the present invention is to produce a device for mounting or dismounting inflated tires with respect t the channelled wheelriin used in connection therewith, the device being easily and quickly applied and operated.

Another object is in the provision o1' means whereby the apparatus may be adjusted to suit various sizes of tires and also those of different diameter.

further object is to provide means adapted notionly to retracting the channel from the tire, but also to press it firmly outward into Contact and proper engagement therewith, as may be desirable.

These and other analogous objects are secured by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described in detail `and shown in the drawing accompanying, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view ot a conventional type of tire and rim, together with a side view of the device in operative position, parts being broken away to show the construction.

Figure 2 is a side view ofthe tire and bottom pla-n view of the device as in operation in the drawing, the numeral designates the tread or shoe 'of a common pneumatic tire, the same being'iormed with beads 11 at their inner circumference, and contains an inner inliatable tube 12.

The split, demountable rim 13 is formed in the shape of a channel, its outwardly turned flanged edges 14 engaging the beads of the tire, holding its adjacent edge lirinly in its grasp when the inner tube 12 is inflated.

In assembling the shoe upon the rim it is necessary7 to spring the rim inwardly, at one end, to permit passing the shoe over the flange and the rim must also be sprung in order to remove or demount the tire.

The device for accomplishing this purpose consists of two pairs of hooked elements shaped to engage the rim flanges, the

upperV hooks 15 .in each pair'being fiat and adapted to operate -i'reely withintheiorked shank elements 16 of the mating-hooks 17, disposed at the lower side of the apparatus and provided with lugs 18 which may be used as feet in operating the device.

The Shanks of the hools lare bifurcated, as at 19, and contain two drilled holes 20, which may be brought into registration with "similar hole-s 21, through which are passed pins 23 upon which both upper and lower hooks freely pivot, the arrangement being such that the pin may be. passed through either the end or adjacent holes, thus allowing for adjustment between the hooks to suit different sizeso'f tires.

The pins 23 pass through elongated slots 24.- and 25 formed respectively in bars 26 and 27, these bars havingenliarged concavely faced heads 28 and 29 adapted to -engage scribed.

The bar 2G extends integrally from Ythe end of a casing or hollow body 30, which may be made cylindrical or rectangular as operation, at the upper side of the appara* tus.

A pair of dogs 38 and 39 are pivoted between the elements of the fork 36 on pins 40 and 41, respectively above and below the pivot pin 35, these dogs being reversible and capable of engaging the teeth 34C of the slide j to convey motion to it in either direction, in accordance with their position when the lever` handle 37 is rocked.

A tension spring 42 is attached at its ends respectively to the extending pin 35 and a pin 43 fixed in the lower do 39 so as to'hold it in operative position w en extended in either direction, the other upper dogk engaging the teeth by gravity.

In operation, the distancerbetween the hooks 15 and 17 having been adjusted to the width of the rim, the implement is engaged so that one pair of the hooks is closey to one the inner surtaceot therim 14 as later deof the ends of the rim, the dogs positioned as shown in full lines in Figure l and the handle 3T oscillated.

' This causes the dogs to successively engage the teeth, imparting longitudinal Inoveinent of the slide 33 Within the easing, draW- ing the pairs of hooks forcibly towards each other, which action obviously' pulls the loose end of the rim inwardly, freeing the shoe.

If it be desired to press the riin outwardly, the position of the dogs is reversed, as shown in thebroken lines in Figure l, and upon operation of the handle, the heads 28 and 2!) are pushed oppositely outward, forcing the rnn to engage the beads in a inauner that Will be clearly understood.

Freni the foregoing it will be seen that a. simple device for the purposes set forth has been disclosed in the preferred forni of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, as obviously any changes niay be made, not involving the exercise of invention and without conflicting with the scope and spirit of the appended elailns.

Having thus described niy invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

l. A tire tool comprising a casing having one end thereof closed and terminating` in a rim engaging head, a slidable bar adjustably supported in the open end of said casing and having a riln engaging head at its outer end, clamping hooks having their inner ends bifnrcated and interitting, fastening ineans extending through said interfitting bifurcated portions for adjnstably supporting the saine on said casing and said bar adjacent the riin engaging heads thereof, the free ends vof said hooks being curved inwardlyT and adapted to engage diainetrieally op posed sides of a rini.

2. A tire tool comprising a casing having an extension at one end thereof, a slidable bar adjustably supported in the other end of said casing Vsaid extension and bar having slots formed therein adjacent the outer ends thereof, riin engaging heads provided at the outer ends of said extension and said bar, clamping hooks having their 'inner ends bifnrcated and interfitting one another, said bifurcated endsl being provided with spaced apertures therein, fastening ineans extending through one pair of registering apertures, and thronglr each of said slots for adjustably supporting said hooks on said eX- tension and said bar, the free ends of said clamping hooks being adapted to engage diainetrically opposite sides of the riin.

Signed at Tripp in the county of Hutchinson and State of South Dakota this 13th day of September, A. D. 1921.

ARTHUR BOOCKY 

